Chords for Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves [Ft. Aretha Franklin] (Official Video)
Tempo:
136.5 bpm
Chords used:
Fm
Bb
Ab
Eb
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Fm]
[F] [Eb]
[Fm]
Now there was a time when we used to say
Let behind every brave man [Eb] there to be [Fm] a brave woman
And these kind of chains, well, they're no longer true
So we're coming out of the [Eb] kitchen
[C] Cause there's something people got [Eb] to say to you
[Ab] And that's sister [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] themselves
Standing [Ab]
on their own two feet
[Bb] [Fm]
Ringing on their own bell
[Ab] Sister [Bb] doing it [C] for [Fm] themselves
[C] This is a [Fm] song
[Eb]
[Fm] Bring the conscious liberation [Bb]
of the female state
[Fm]
Let them do it [Bb] with you
[Fm] And this is, it's got a new stereo
We got a doctor, lawyer, politician
Take a look around
And you'll see, and you'll see, and you'll see
That the woman [C] right next to you
[Eb]
[Ab] Is sister [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] themselves
Standing [Ab]
on their own two [Bb] feet
[Cm] And ringing [Fm] on their own bell
[Ab] Sister [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] [C] themselves
[Db] Making stories, [Bb] making black
[Db] women
[Bb] Black [C]
[Fm]
women
Black women Black women [F] Black women Black [Fm] women
[Eb] Black women Black women
And [Dm] [Bbm]
[Ab] these girls [Bb] are doing it [Fm] for themselves
[C]
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
Used to say, [Eb] used to [F] say
That [Eb] behind [Fm] every man
There had to be a real woman
[C]
[Ab] And these times have changed
[Eb] And no [Fm] longer, no longer [Eb] true
So [Ab] we're coming out of the [Fm] kitchen
[C] Cause there's something [Eb] people got to say to you
And [Ab] that's sister [Bb] [C] doing it for [Fm] themselves
Standing [Ab] on their own two [Bb] feet
[C]
And ringing on [Fm] their own bell
Sister doing it for [Ab] themselves
[Bb] [C]
[Fm] Standing [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Fm]
[Ab] on their own two [Bb] feet
And
[Fm]
ringing on their own bell
Sister [Bb] doing it for themselves
[F] Sister doing it [Eb]
for themselves
[F] [Eb]
[Fm]
Now there was a time when we used to say
Let behind every brave man [Eb] there to be [Fm] a brave woman
And these kind of chains, well, they're no longer true
So we're coming out of the [Eb] kitchen
[C] Cause there's something people got [Eb] to say to you
[Ab] And that's sister [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] themselves
Standing [Ab]
on their own two feet
[Bb] [Fm]
Ringing on their own bell
[Ab] Sister [Bb] doing it [C] for [Fm] themselves
[C] This is a [Fm] song
[Eb]
[Fm] Bring the conscious liberation [Bb]
of the female state
[Fm]
Let them do it [Bb] with you
[Fm] And this is, it's got a new stereo
We got a doctor, lawyer, politician
Take a look around
And you'll see, and you'll see, and you'll see
That the woman [C] right next to you
[Eb]
[Ab] Is sister [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] themselves
Standing [Ab]
on their own two [Bb] feet
[Cm] And ringing [Fm] on their own bell
[Ab] Sister [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] [C] themselves
[Db] Making stories, [Bb] making black
[Db] women
[Bb] Black [C]
[Fm]
women
Black women Black women [F] Black women Black [Fm] women
[Eb] Black women Black women
And [Dm] [Bbm]
[Ab] these girls [Bb] are doing it [Fm] for themselves
[C]
[Fm] [Eb] [Ab]
Used to say, [Eb] used to [F] say
That [Eb] behind [Fm] every man
There had to be a real woman
[C]
[Ab] And these times have changed
[Eb] And no [Fm] longer, no longer [Eb] true
So [Ab] we're coming out of the [Fm] kitchen
[C] Cause there's something [Eb] people got to say to you
And [Ab] that's sister [Bb] [C] doing it for [Fm] themselves
Standing [Ab] on their own two [Bb] feet
[C]
And ringing on [Fm] their own bell
Sister doing it for [Ab] themselves
[Bb] [C]
[Fm] Standing [Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] [Fm]
[Ab] on their own two [Bb] feet
And
[Fm]
ringing on their own bell
Sister [Bb] doing it for themselves
[F] Sister doing it [Eb]
for themselves
Key:
Fm
Bb
Ab
Eb
C
Fm
Bb
Ab
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now there was a time _ _ when we used to say
_ _ _ Let behind every brave man [Eb] there to be [Fm] a brave woman
_ And _ _ these kind of chains, well, they're no longer true _
So we're coming out of the [Eb] kitchen _
[C] Cause there's something people got [Eb] to say to you
[Ab] And that's sister _ [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] themselves
_ _ Standing _ [Ab]
on their own two feet
[Bb] _ _ [Fm]
Ringing on their own bell _ _ _
_ [Ab] Sister _ [Bb] doing it [C] for _ [Fm] themselves
_ _ _ [C] This is a [Fm] _ song
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ Bring _ the conscious _ liberation [Bb] _
of the female _ _ state
[Fm] _
_ Let _ them _ do _ _ _ _ it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] with you _ _
[Fm] And this is, _ it's got a new stereo
_ _ We got a doctor, lawyer, _ politician
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take a look _ around _
And you'll see, and you'll see, and you'll see
That the woman [C] right next to you
[Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] Is sister _ _ [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] themselves
_ Standing _ [Ab] _
on their own two [Bb] feet
[Cm] And ringing [Fm] on their own bell _ _ _
_ [Ab] Sister _ _ [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] themselves _
_ [Db] _ _ _ Making stories, _ [Bb] _ _ making black _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ women _
_ [Bb] Black _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ women _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Black _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ women Black _ _ _ _ women [F] Black women Black _ [Fm] _ women _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Black women Black women
And _ [Dm] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] these _ girls [Bb] are doing it [Fm] for themselves
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab]
Used to say, [Eb] used to [F] say
That [Eb] behind [Fm] _ every man
There had to be a real woman
_ [C] _
_ [Ab] And these times have changed
[Eb] And no [Fm] longer, no longer [Eb] true
So [Ab] we're coming out of the [Fm] kitchen
[C] Cause there's something _ _ [Eb] people got to say to you
And [Ab] that's _ sister [Bb] _ [C] doing it for [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ themselves
Standing [Ab] on their own two [Bb] feet
_ [C]
And ringing on [Fm] their own bell
Sister doing it for [Ab] themselves
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
[Fm] Standing _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] on their own two [Bb] feet
And _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ ringing on their own bell
Sister [Bb] doing it for themselves
[F] Sister doing it _ [Eb]
for themselves _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Now there was a time _ _ when we used to say
_ _ _ Let behind every brave man [Eb] there to be [Fm] a brave woman
_ And _ _ these kind of chains, well, they're no longer true _
So we're coming out of the [Eb] kitchen _
[C] Cause there's something people got [Eb] to say to you
[Ab] And that's sister _ [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] themselves
_ _ Standing _ [Ab]
on their own two feet
[Bb] _ _ [Fm]
Ringing on their own bell _ _ _
_ [Ab] Sister _ [Bb] doing it [C] for _ [Fm] themselves
_ _ _ [C] This is a [Fm] _ song
_ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ Bring _ the conscious _ liberation [Bb] _
of the female _ _ state
[Fm] _
_ Let _ them _ do _ _ _ _ it _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] with you _ _
[Fm] And this is, _ it's got a new stereo
_ _ We got a doctor, lawyer, _ politician
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Take a look _ around _
And you'll see, and you'll see, and you'll see
That the woman [C] right next to you
[Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] Is sister _ _ [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] themselves
_ Standing _ [Ab] _
on their own two [Bb] feet
[Cm] And ringing [Fm] on their own bell _ _ _
_ [Ab] Sister _ _ [Bb] doing [Cm] it for [Fm] _ _ _ _ [C] themselves _
_ [Db] _ _ _ Making stories, _ [Bb] _ _ making black _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ women _
_ [Bb] Black _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ women _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Black _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ women Black _ _ _ _ women [F] Black women Black _ [Fm] _ women _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Black women Black women
And _ [Dm] _ _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] these _ girls [Bb] are doing it [Fm] for themselves
_ _ _ [C] _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Ab]
Used to say, [Eb] used to [F] say
That [Eb] behind [Fm] _ every man
There had to be a real woman
_ [C] _
_ [Ab] And these times have changed
[Eb] And no [Fm] longer, no longer [Eb] true
So [Ab] we're coming out of the [Fm] kitchen
[C] Cause there's something _ _ [Eb] people got to say to you
And [Ab] that's _ sister [Bb] _ [C] doing it for [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ themselves
Standing [Ab] on their own two [Bb] feet
_ [C]
And ringing on [Fm] their own bell
Sister doing it for [Ab] themselves
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
[Fm] Standing _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Ab] on their own two [Bb] feet
And _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ ringing on their own bell
Sister [Bb] doing it for themselves
[F] Sister doing it _ [Eb]
for themselves _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _